What people are saying.

“I had the privilege of working with James through one of the largest undertakings of my professional career as together we shuttered one datacenter and built out another with all new technologies. His steady project oversight ensured a seamless progression through all we undertook without a single minute of unscheduled downtime. James' deep knowledge of scalable, enterprise class technologies is unmatched in my experience. James brings a vision to IT that allows an organization to consistently optimize it's technology infrastructure with solutions engineered toward realizing the goals of the organization. It was a pleasure to work with James and I look forward to doing so again in the future.”

— Dean Leahy, Manager, Network and Systems at A.W. Chesterton Company

“I’ve had the pleasure of working with James for the past 2 years. James served as Sr. Director of IT & DevOps, and was our Security Officer. James possesses a quiet confidence and steady nature that enables him to consistently move projects forward. He is pragmatic, focused, an astute student of management and leadership, and maintains healthy perspective. James was able to take a fledgling department and turn it into a cohesive, performant team that earned respect across the organization. On a more personal note, I always looked forward to going to the office and working with James. We often discussed and debated ideas ranging from leadership to finance to people management. I most value his wry sense of humor, insights, and loyalty, and look forward to working with him again in the near future.”

— John Puopolo, Chief Technology Officer at CorEvitas

“I have had the pleasure of working with and learning from James during our time at Eliza. He introduced a revolutionary enterprise-class vision to the business, always had a finger on the pulse of our ever-evolving industry, and was an unbelievable mentor/coach challenging myself and others to become better technologists and managers.

I have met a number of influential people during previous ventures and yet James stands above all of them due to the impact he has had on my career. He was never afraid to take time out of his busy schedule to mentor me in becoming a more effective leader; sharing techniques and strategies while patiently working with me during my first management role.

Aside from his impact on me, James has been a great leader across the business. He took on additional roles, such as Security Officer, to assist Eliza when the need arose without hesitation. His professionalism and gravitas match those in executive leadership positions.

I am honored to have shared the past two years with James and look forward to the day when our paths cross again so that we can change the world for the better again.”

— James Roumeliotis, Cloud Technology Leader

“James brings a great combination of knowledge, pragmatism, humility, and humor to his work. While I worked for James, I was always impressed by his strategic thinking and how he drove our team to do the right thing without being overbearing or micromanaging. I often think "what would James do?" when considering how to do what's best for the business I'm serving. I hope I'll get another opportunity to build things with James.”

— Bret Martin, Principal Cloud Architect

“I have worked with James on multiple projects, and from the very first one have been impressed with his level of vision and execution. He brings a healthy does of pragmatism to the discussion yet also never forgets the future state and the value it will bring to the organization. His vision for cloud computing at H3 is leaps and bounds beyond most organizations, and he has methodically walked the course to make his vision a reality. In my opinion, the cloud computing initiative he is overseeing today will give H3 a signficant competitive advantage in the future.

He pushes his team (and consultants) to do the right thing, and ensures that new projects are truly providing value to H3. When presented with a complex decision (and my projects had plenty of those), he took the time to understand the various scenarios, gather feedback from all parties, and with a full cost picture in hand would make his decision. James treats H3’s partners and vendors with respect, and I look forward to working with him in the future.”

— Chris Mikolajewski, Consulting Architect at CMC - Technology Solutions Provider

“James was my boss in the IT department at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. He was a great boss. Even when there was turmoil in the department, we could count on him to be level-headed and composed, and to manage stress rather than passing it on to people working for him. His sense of humor contributed to this quality. I learned most of what I know about IT infrastructure from James; he was a good and generous teacher. He's also reliable, present, and approachable, and was always a superb resource when I didn't know something or needed some guidance.He supported me and my colleagues when we wanted to try something new, such as a user training initiative we developed. Overall, he's one of the good guys -- someone who knows IT extremely well and is also a very strong manager.”

— Steven Iverson, Owner at Complex IT, an IT Services Company